1 John 5:2

In this we know that we love the children of God with divine love, when we love God with divine love and keep his commandments.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

In Context

1Every one believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God: and every one loving with divine love him who begat, also loves him who has been begotten of him, with divine love.

3For this is the divine love of God, that we may keep his commandments: and his commandments are not heavy:

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Cross References

John 13:34I give unto a new commandment, That you must love one another with divine love; as I have loved you with divine love, that you must also love one another with divine love:

1 John 2:5but whosoever shall keep his word, truly the divine love of God has been made perfect in him. In this we know that we are in him.

1 John 4:21And we have this precept from him, that the one loving God with divine love also loves his brother with divine love.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:2-6

Love and Faith. ( a. d. 80.) 1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that… Read the whole commentary →

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